Sharp County record., 1887-06-09
Miscellaneous Items.

q. 4. Colonel Robert H. Crockett has con-
Iot,,nted to deliver the oratlon before the
,rSi,lumne Society of the Arkansas Female
of d, ollege, June 9.
l. IN. The death in Little Rock recentlyo OF Mr.
orvic rlow Farmin, deputy State Auditor
bs on,arses sorrow to be expressed among all
tb.tasses of citizens. He suffered from
nd r.troke Of paralysis, from which his aged
MA rsrain could not rally. He has served the
|t ths,tate In different capacities of trust a.
L arlost continuously for twenty-five years
past.
wbn The public schools of Little Rock close
ork pune B The commencement exercises
Ina l,,.ill be held at the opera-house, There
re thirteen white graduates and six col
ybi,,.ed. The exercises of the whites will
IKE place June 3 and the colored on the
or 0vening of June g.
narip, The ssCity of Roses" is just now demon
Eosbu, rating its title to the name.
mie, Fishing tackle and harvesting machine.
,milca7 are popular commodities.
Victr General Robert Newton was reported
on ttying of paralytic stroke at his home in
ne little Rock.
mics Farmers along the valley OF the Arkan-
PtOleHls river are busy keeping the grass out
ID II their flourishing crops
Was The advent of green apples upon the
|r hlarket has given an upward tendency to
nes le price of paregoric
ern AZ. W. Benson, who tills the soil near
r-Mensley, has been showing green stalk
Thsil corn six feet high and large in proper
theDou.
Year Hope will celebrate the Fourth Of July
|yar u'ith barbecue and a ball game Both
in tnited States Senators will be invited tt
allen ddress the patriots.
10 y The English sparrows are multiplying
the ~ Little Rock. and it will not be long
IN @efore the streets will be full of the little
stlch ests, and then goodbye song birds.
P c" Crops of cotton, corn and melons were
ever more promising than at present all
fm long the Black River valley, and the hills
ring the same good news, only complain
%, lg Of q little too much rain.
OO' \. The wards of the State Lunatic Asylum
F'SS ire full, and there are thirty applicants
ol Or admission that can not be accommo-
p"Ta po T,ated.
,',' Mr.. James L. Davis has rendered his
designation to the Governor of the ap-
~, ointment as member on the board of
qualiz alton for Pulaski County.
ann M An Exposition of Arkansas products
|robiphll be held in Little Rock in October.
er d he enterprise is in the hands of the
h sau'tate Horticultural Society, aided by the
! tirittle Rock Board Of Trade and the Rea'
roroc state Exchange.
he b The Governor commuted the sentence
h seyf Geo. Ray ten days for good behavior.
bSsay was convicted of larceny in the
iveri ohnson Circuit Court at the last Decem.
NJ Ger term, and was sentenced to one year
o County Treasurer Griffith of Pulaski
it county has paid 5000 m the new court
in hlouse. By January l, 1888, $4,000 will be
lied tIue, and the money is now in the treas
uuilry
|, SOD There is now a strong demand for the
oth3valnut timber in Arkansas and this de-
|me nand Converts the walnut forests into
bonanzas. The walnut in this
Z, D,tate is plentiful, but until recently the
,eople have been unconscious of its roa'
ralue.
/ nj Hensley is to have handle factory.
|st 4. Prof. F, H, Ellis, instructor In Latin and
soN}reek In the Little Rock University, left
! few days ago for his home In the North,
where he will remain during the summer.
I.n The Students, previous to his departure,
rssoresented him with a handsome gold
rhs1eaded scane as mark of their esteem
h brsnd appreciation of his efforts.
ttb A collection of Arkansas ores is being
| thSnade TO be forwarded to Carsruhe, Ba
Ey Sien, Germany. The Governor has con-
he g;ented to an addition to the collection
|thOs.trom the State cabinet. Prof A. W. Hoff-
b p'nan will take the minerals with him in
trrJune and deliver them to the German pro.
a fessors
let The State offices were closed in observ.
cb Sance Of Decoration Day.